With Red Wine
Ever since I started making my own sauces am eating less and less of store-bought sauces. I prefer making my own, fresh sauce, with fresh herbs and wine. I love cooking with wine. It gives a very unique aroma and a lovely taste to the food. Homemade sauce can be stored in the fridge for a week but you can also freeze it. We enjoyed eating this sauce and hope you do too!
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add the onion, sauté 10 minutes. Then add the Italian seasoning, chilli flakes and crushed garlic
and cook for 1 minute.
Stir in sugar, tomatoes, strained tomatoes, wine, salt and pepper to taste, and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30-60 minutes, stirring from time to time.
Remove from heat, stir in basil and vinegar.
Serve as a pasta sauce
Easy Marinara Sauce
Preparation time: 10 minutes; Cooking time: 40-60 minutes; Makes: about 6 x 250ml cups
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large onions chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian dressing
- ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes or cayenne pepper
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1kg plum tomatoes (8-10 medium tomatoes), skinned and chopped or 1 x 796ml (28 fl oz) can whole Italian plum tomatoes, (chop the tomatoes before use)
- 1 x 680ml Strained ItalianTomatoes
- ½ cup good quality red wine
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ¼ cup chopped basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add the onion, sauté 10 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning, chilli flakes or cayenne pepper and crushed garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in sugar, tomatoes, strained tomatoes, wine, salt and pepper to taste, and bring to the boil, covered. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30-60 minutes, stirring from time to time, or until sauce is thick.
- Remove from heat, stir in basil and vinegar. Serve with pasta.
- Last updated: 14th October 2019
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What a great idea! This looks so healthy and lovely.
Thank you!
Liz
I made it & loved it so much, so did my hubby Peter! Flavour to the max! 🙂
Thank you for making and loving. Have a lovely weekend.
Liz
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Nice
Thanks!
Liz
Great homemade sauce and very economical. 🙂
Oh thanks. I love homemade sauces!!!
Liz
You’re welcome, Liz.
Love it! I can’t remember the last time I bought a jar of sauce either. Homemade is really the best and so incredibly easy.
I totally agree with you. I love homemade too!
Liz
Mmmm. This look lovely. 🙂
Thanks!
Liz
Beautiful! Definitely worth making over purchasing marinara/red sauce!
Thanks.
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This is perfect for those nights you don’t want to think too much when cooking 🙂 Can’t wait to try it!
Thank you. I also use it on veggies and other things. Have a great week!
Liz
Great sauce for pasta! I couldn’t agree more, Liz, homemade sauces are priceless and most of them so easy to make… Keep a glass of wine for me 😉
Okay I am keeping two glasses for you. Hope you’ll visit Canada soon. Ha ha!
Liz
I remember this Marinara Sauce recipe of yours. Some recipes I add wine and some I don’t. Fun to make different versions, isn’t it? Have a great weekend 🙂
Thanks, Aunt Juju. I had a wonderful weekend!
Liz
Every time I see it restaurant I wonder how to prepare it..thanks for tge recipe
Thank you. Now you know. Have a great week!
Liz
The perfect pasta sauce!! Looks like it’s full of flavour! Yum!!
Thank you, Miss em…have a wonderful week!
Liz
I always make my own. Haven’t bought a jar in a long time. This looks wonderful! I love trying new recipes for sauce. This will be on my to-do list!
Me too. Thanks. Hope you find time to try it. Have a lovely week!
Liz
You too, Liz!
Thanks!